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Australian Natives

Why your garden matters!

Bulleen Art & Garden June 20, 2019September 25, 2020

Every garden is its own (or is a unique but connected) ecosystem containing an extraordinary array of living organisms including plants, fungi, bacteria, microbes, insects and animals that all impact on the health and resilience of the living network. We

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Solanum aviculare (Kangaroo Apple)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2018October 28, 2019

A decorative, fast-growing shrub with attractive, deeply-lobed, dark-green leaves. Becomes straggly with age but is easily rejuvenated with heavy pruning. Clusters of violet flowers in January, followed by orange-red egg-shaped fruits. Fruits were eaten by Indigenous Australians, but only when

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Acacia acinacea (Gold Dust Wattle)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2018June 3, 2020

Small stiff light green leaves borne on gently arching branches. Masses of fragrant golden yellow flowers from late winter to early summer. Suprisingly hardy! Flowers profusely in bright, fragrant yellow balls from August to November. Good low screening plant when

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Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2018October 28, 2019

Bushy shrub with bright yellow flowers, contrasting with fresh green foliage. Vibrant yellow blooms make good cut flowers. Needs regular pruning to maintain compact habit. Sprays of yellow flowers most of the year, with peak flowering through spring and summer.

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Indigofera australis (Australian Indigo)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 9, 2018October 28, 2019

Indigofera australis Austral Indigo, Australian Indigo Flowers are sprays of soft purple through to pink from mid-September to November. Lovely soft blue green lacy foliage. Form can be variable, pruning will give a neater dense form, leaving alone will lend

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Flowering Gums (Corymbia ficifolia)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

This is a fairly generic term, but commonly refers to Corymbia ficifolia and all the various grafted cultivars of this genus. The original species Corymbia ficifolia is a sturdy tree from W.A., with thick green leaves and very variable height,

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Correa reflexa (Native Fuchsia)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

Nectar feeding birds feed from the long tubular flowers of this native shrub. It has the advantage of flowering prolifically from March until mid-winter, at a time when it can be difficult to find other natives in flower. Will do

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Tetratheca ciliata (Pink Bells)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

The long flowering period (late winter through spring) make it a valuable pollen source for native bees. Frost tolerant and copes with dry exposed sites, but prefers some protection from the full sun. Looks best planted in groups.

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Hardenbergia violacea – Purple Coral Pea

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

Also known as ‘Happy Wanderer’ or ‘False Sarsaparilla’. An excellent habitat plant. The stunning flowers provide nectar and pollen for native bees, moths, butterflies wasps and other native insects. The seed is harvested by native insects and birds and the

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Bracteantha bracteata (Everlasting Daisy)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019
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Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

Soft, erect or sprawling perennial tussock with narrow green, purple or blue leaves. A distinctive grass which forms extensive swards in native grasslands. Glossy, rust coloured spikelets on slightly arching stems from September to February. Plant en masse in flowering

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Callistemons (Bottlebrushes)

Bulleen Art & Garden September 7, 2017October 28, 2019

One of the most profuse flowering of all our native plants, the bottlebrush is both beautiful and tough. Coping with waterlogging and drought, it is an easy plant to grow in your garden, providing colour and habitat for wildlife. Callistemons

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Phosphorus and Australian Native plants

Bulleen Art & Garden July 10, 2017October 28, 2019

Most Australians have heard at one time or another, that our soils are almost universally phosphorus deficient. In a truly fascinating manner, Australian plants have evolved various ways of coping with low phosphorus levels: some develop symbiotic relationships with fungi,

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Indigenous Gardens

Bulleen Art & Garden May 29, 2017October 28, 2019

We sometimes speak to customers who are a little confused about what exactly an indigenous plant is. Yes, they are all Australian Natives, however the definition is a little more detailed. Specifically, indigenous plants are those that occur naturally in

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Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos)

Bulleen Art & Garden August 21, 2016October 28, 2019

There are 12 different Kangaroo paws, 11 different Anigozanthos species and one Macropidia fulginosa. All are from Western Australia. Many of the named cultivars available from the nursery are hybrids of these different species. For the purpose of the home

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Grevilleas

Bulleen Art & Garden August 24, 2015October 28, 2019
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Pruning Australian Natives

Bulleen Art & Garden June 14, 2015October 28, 2019

With the continually growing and improving range of Australian native plants available, the days of the scrappy Australian native plant garden are behind us. The range of new cultivars (and the old favourites), like many plant varieties, benefit from pruning.

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Eucalyptus woodwardii – Lemon Flowered Gum

Bulleen Art & Garden September 9, 2012October 28, 2019

Smoky-grey leaves, a weeping habit and a stunning display of bright yellow flowers make this the perfect choice for medium sized yards. It will survive in very dry conditions and grows to around 10m tall. It is quite an upright

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Lawn Alternatives

Bulleen Art & Garden August 16, 2010October 28, 2019

Vast expanses of patchy, dead and weed infested lawn areas taking up space in your backyard? Are you a slave to the drone of a lawnmower on your day off? Instead you could be out in your garden enjoying your

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Lawn Alternative Planting Options

Bulleen Art & Garden August 16, 2009November 6, 2019

Lawn alternatives are a group of plant species far more suited to our growing conditions than traditional lawns. They can be used as a beautiful and practical substitute for your open spaces. So why not plant species that require little

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Wahlenbergia communis (Tufted Bluebell)

Bulleen Art & Garden August 16, 2009October 28, 2019

Wahlenbergia communis: This graceful perennial ground cover, native to all Australian mainland states, grows to 40cm high and 30cm wide with suggested planting spacing of 20cm. It has blue green foliage that is tufted at the base of the plant and

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